The lsusb command in Linux, known as the “List USB” command, is widely used to list the connected USB devices and display the information about them. One of the quickest ways to list the connected USB devices in Windows is by using the “Device Manger”: simply press the ⊞ Win key to open the “Start […]
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Windows: Startup Folder – Add Program to Startup
A program in Windows can be configured to automatically start on boot by placing its shortcut in a Windows startup folder. There are two types of the startup folders in Windows – a user startup folder used to autostart applications for the particular user only and a system startup folder to configure the startup of […]
QR Code Generator – Windows, Linux, MacOS
A QR code generator is an application which creates and stores different types of data in a QR code image file. A qrencode is a free command line tool for encoding string data in the QR code and saving it as a PNG or an EPS image. In this note i will show how to […]
Windows: Restart Explorer
Windows Explorer or explorer.exe is a process in Windows that is responsible for starting and displaying the most of the graphical user interfaces (GUI), including the Desktop, Taskbar, “Start” menu and File Explorer. If any of the components the Windows Explorer is responsible of are freezing, hanging and not responding, before restarting the whole computer […]
CMD: Delete Folder (Force `RMDIR`) – Windows
The rm -rf command in Linux is used to force the deletion of folders and their contents recursively. The rmdir command is a Windows rm equivalent in a Windows command prompt (CMD), that also can be used to force the folders deletion with all their contents. In this note i will show how to force […]
How to Check How Much RAM Do I Have
There could be numerous reasons behind a computer running slow but the most common is a lack of RAM (memory) caused by too many programs running simultaneously, and you may wonder how much RAM do i have and how to check the RAM usage. This note shows how to check the total amount of RAM […]
Install Minikube on Windows
Minikube is a single-node Kubernetes cluster that can be installed on macOS, Linux and Windows. It lets you to try out Kubernetes locally on your personal computer or use it for daily development work. In this note i will show how to install Minikube & Kubectl on Windows and deploy a first “Hello Minikube” application […]
Get Members of AD Group in PowerShell
Get-ADGroupMember command in a Windows PowerShell is used to get the members of an Active Directory (AD) group. To able to get the AD group members using the ADGroupMember command you need to have an “Active Directory Users and Computers” tool installed and you should be logged into a domain-joined computer as an Active Directory […]
Get Active Directory Groups – PowerShell
Get-ADGroup command in a Windows PowerShell is used to query a Domain Controller and return Active Directory group objects. Particularly it can be used to get a list of all the Active Directory groups in the Domain Controller the computer is connected to. To get the Active Directory groups using the Get-ADGroup command you need […]
Install “Active Directory Users and Computers”
“Active Directory Users and Computers” is a management console used to administer Active Directory (manage users, groups, computers, polices, etc.). By default, it is deployed on a Windows Server host, when it’s promoted to the domain controller during the “Active Directory Domain Services” role installation. But the “Active Directory Users and Computers” can also be […]